Jan. 11, 2022: Visit www.raymore.com/KillTheFill for the most up-to-date information regarding Raymore's opposition to the threat of a landfill in our front yard. 

Nov. 15, 2022: As of today, we have had positive communication with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and look forward to further communication and resolution of this matter.

Nov. 14, 2022: The City of Raymore hosted a stakeholder meeting regarding the proposed landfill project on Nov. 14, 2022. 

Representatives from multiple entities attended the meeting where Raymore Mayor Kristofer Turnbow and City Manager Jim Feuerborn presented current information regarding the development and answered questions.

View a PDF of the presentation from the stakeholder meeting here.

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***The City of Raymore wants to thank all of our residents and other stakeholders who called, emailed and voiced their concerns regarding the potential landfill project. The City continues to be engaged with multiple contacts regarding this proposal and will provide updates when possible.*** 

5:06 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 UPDATE: We continue to try to make positive contacts with the City of Kansas City and are waiting to hear back. The City attempted to contact Kansas City staff as early as last week but those messages were not returned.

There are still items coming to our attention on this matter that are of concern.

Our ultimate goal is to reach an agreement between the City of Raymore, the City of Kansas City and any potential developers that the development of a landfill in this area would be unacceptable.
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RAYMORE, MO -  The City of Raymore believes there is credible evidence of preliminary discussions among private developers and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for the development of a landfill in our front yard. 

The location of the proposed landfill is immediately north of 155th Street, extending to 150 Highway, and from Peterson Road on the west to Horridge Road on the east. Its boundaries will directly abut the city of Raymore, the city of Lee’s Summit and a Lee’s Summit elementary school, and be right next door to the city of Grandview. 

This would be an incredibly poor location that would negatively impact the health and well-being of thousands of our residents and those of neighboring communities in addition to having a chilling effect on future development. In addition to being located amid hundreds of homes – impacting tens of thousands of area residents – and schools in multiple districts, we’re concerned about drainage from the property into neighborhoods in Creekmoor and along North Madison Street and Vogt Street, Creekmoor Lake and Longview Lake.

We are 100 percent opposed to this location for a landfill, which would produce a number of negative environmental impacts as far as six miles away, including landfill odors and near constant excavation noise for up to 50 years. 

We are doing everything in our power to work with neighboring jurisdictions and key stakeholders to oppose this landfill.

We are urgently calling every Raymore resident and business owner to action to create a unified front to oppose a landfill at this location by contacting the following entities and elected officials and respectfully letting them know your concerns:

CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI: 

City of Kansas City City Manager Brian Platt’s Office: Email contact form, 816-513-1408

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas:  mayorq@kcmo.org, Legislative aide Jazzlyn Johnson: jazzlyn.johnson@kcmo.org, 816-513-6556

Councilwoman Heather Hall (1st District): heather.hall@kcmo.org, 816-513-6505

Councilman Kevin O’Neill (1st District): kevin-oniell@kcmo.org, 816-513-6503

Councilman Dan Fowler (2nd District), Legislative aide: amy.justis@kcmo.org, 816-513-6509

Councilwoman Teresa Loar (2nd District): teresa.loar@kcmo.org, 816-513-6507

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson (3rd District): melissa.robinson@kcmo.org, 816-513-6513

Councilman Brandon Ellington (3rd District): brandon.ellington@kcmo.org, 816-513-6511

Councilwoman Katheryn Shields (4th District-at-Large): katheryn.shields@kcmo.org, 816-513-6515

Councilman Eric Bunch (4th District): eric.bunch@kcmo.org, 816-513-6517

Lee Barnes, Jr. (4th District-at-Large), Legislative aide: keema.mccoy@kcmo.org, 816-513-6519

Councilwoman Ryana Parks-Shaw (5th District): ryana.parks-shaw@kcmo.org, 816-513-6521

Kevin McManus, Mayor Pro Tem (6th District) Fred Wickham legislative aide, kevin.wickham@kcmo.org, 816-513-6525

Andrea Bough (6th District-at-Large): Katrina Foster legislative aide,  katrina.foster@kcmo.org, 86-513-6523

JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATORS:

Frank White Jr.: 816-881-3333

Jalen Anderson (1st District-at-Large): janderson@jacksongov.org, 816-881-4477

Crystal Williams (2nd District-at-Large): crystalwilliams@jacksongov.org, 816-881-3464

Tony Miller (3rd District-at-Large): tmiller@jacksongov.org, 816-881-4423

Scott Burnett (1st District): sburnett@jacksongov.org, 816-881-3076

Ronald E. Finley (2nd District): rfinley@jacksongov.org, 816-881-3163

Charlie Franklin (3rd District): cfranklin@jacksongov.org, 816-881-4441

Dan Tarwater III (4th District): dtarwater@jacksongov.org, 816-881-3362

Jeanie Lauer (5th District): jlauer@jacksongov.org, 816-881-4476

Theresa Cass Galvin (6th District): tgalvin@jacksongov.org, 816-881-3132

Please direct all media inquiries to Communications Manager Melissa Harmer at mharmer@raymore.com or 816-892-3002.

Residents with additional inquiries should contact City Manager Jim Feuerborn at jfeuerborn@raymore.com or 816-892-3026.

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